PECHANGA: Comedian Kathy Griffin leaves ‘D-List’ behind

Kathy Griffin does not mince words. She lets her fans know in her hilariously honest way what they can expect from her two shows at Pechanga Resort and Casino Saturday, Nov. 3.

“I’ll tell you what they’re in for. It’s an evening of negativity and profanity,” the outspoken comedian said in a phone interview. “It’s talking smack about people, places and things. Nothing is off limits. I will make fun of you and your children.”

Griffin has become famous for her candid take on the exploits of celebrities and public figures. Among her favorite topics are Ryan Seacrest and Oprah Winfrey.

“You have to make fun of Ryan Seacrest and Oprah,” she said. “They’re so incredibly loaded and they’ve already won in every possible way you could win.”

Though Griffin doesn’t pull punches, she’s quick to note that she is not trying to be mean spirited and it’s all in good fun.

“They’re kind of the perfect subject for me. I’m not going to say target because I’m lovingly making fun of them,” she said.

Saturday night will not be Griffin’s first appearance at Pechanga. She has had several shows there and even taped one of her Bravo comedy specials at the theater last year.

“I’m a slot player myself, so I have gone there on maybe a lonely Saturday night with a baseball cap and I have … made a donation,” she admitted.

Griffin also likes the vibe that she gets when she plays Pechanga.

“I do like all things Pechanga. I like the demographic, which is a great combination of people that want to laugh (which are my favorite type of people), a random dude with a mullet, then there’s like another dude in Ed Hardy head to toe, a couple girls that maybe partied too hard and then this married couple that wants a bit of a getaway. Pechanga has a little bit of everything,” she joked.

She admitted that casino crowds come with their own special mix of people, something she looks forward to.

“When I taped my special there … the show the night before was Foreigner so I think I got a little spill over on my show,” she said. “I could tell from the looks on their faces they didn’t all know what they were in for.”

Since Griffin’s show is so topical and she’s made a name for herself with her no-holds barred take on pop culture, she loves when stories like the recent Mariah Carey/Nicki Minaj fight makes the rounds.

“When ‘American Idol’ starts back up again, we, as a group, are going to really break down and figure out what’s happening with Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey,” she joked.

Jokes aside, Griffin does know exactly what people want when they come to see her.

“When you have a story like Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey or the Hulk Hogan sex tape or frankly the election, it’s my job to then have a human take on it,” she continued. “I’m always trying to bring a unique take on the topics that everyone will hear about.”

For Griffin’s die-hard fans one of those topics is her mother, Maggie. She became a fan favorite after her appearances on “My Life on the D-List” and Kathy frequently discusses her mother’s fondness for box wine.

“It’s great, she’s now completely given up trying to stop me. I’ve basically beaten her down, she now just kind of laughs at it,” she joked.

“At first she started saying that I shouldn’t ever apply in my comedy that she enjoys box wine. Then she would say could you please act like I don’t drink as much box wine as I do,” she said. “Now she’s just given up and laughs. I basically bought her love. I just bought her a very expensive nice condo. That goes a long way.”

When she’s not doing stand up, Griffin is working on the upcoming second season of her Bravo talk show “Kathy.” Doing a talk show after doing a reality show provided a big change in her life.

“I will say that having cameras in my house for six years was definitely rough, I don’t recommend it,” she admitted. “Going from ‘My Life on the D-List’ to the ‘Kathy’ show, coming back Jan. 10 on Bravo, I actually do have quite a bit of privacy now.”

Her talk show also lets Griffin use all her talents in a tailor-made platform and while never straying too far from her stand-up roots.

“I’m in a studio, I’m standing up with a microphone … I’m talking to celebrities … and then I get to go out on the road and do shows at Pechanga on the weekend, which will always be my first love,” she said.

To keep up with Kathy Griffin follow her on Twitter @KathyGriffin or go to www.kathygriffin.net.